Biden Is Returning To The White House To Give An Address On Afghanistan

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President Biden is returning to the White House on Monday afternoon from Camp David. Here he arrives last week at an East Room event.





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Analysis
Biden’s Choices In Afghanistan Were Complicated. So Is The Fallout He Faces

Biden’s remarks come as his top allies defend the administration in the face of increasing criticism — from both parties — over how the crisis has unfolded.

Republican lawmakers and some Democrats have criticized the administration’s withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

«This is President Biden’s Saigon moment, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., said Sunday on CBS’ Face the Nation, referring to the chaotic departure from Vietnam in 1975. «And, unfortunately, it was very predictable. It seems like many in President Biden’s intelligence community got this devastatingly wrong.

Republicans have also criticized Biden for remaining at Camp David, out of public view and away from reporters.



Asia
A Watchdog Group Had Been Sounding The Warning About Afghanistan’s Meltdown For Years

On Monday morning, national security adviser Jake Sullivan argued that the United States succeeded in its mission to hold those responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and that remaining in the country was not sustainable.

«Despite the fact that we spent 20 years and tens of billions of dollars to give the best equipment, the best training and the best capacity to the Afghan national security forces, we could not give them the will, Sullivan said on NBC. «And they ultimately decided that they would not fight for Kabul and they would not fight for the country.